socket wrench

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socket wrench

socket wrench

A wrench having interchangeable sockets to fit over nuts and bolts of different sizes.

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socket wrench

(Tools) a wrench having a handle onto which socketed heads of various sizes can be fitted. Also called: socket set

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sock′et wrench`

a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.

[1885–90]

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socket wrench - a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted

socket - receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted

spanner, wrench - a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

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